Minhaz, Shakin win 1st round of GM Chess
Saturday, 7 February 2015
IM Minhazuddin Ahmed of Bangladesh Navy and IM Abu Sufan Shakil of Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited won their first round game in the CJKS-Prime Distributions Group Grandmasters Chess Tournament now being held at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong, reports BSS.
In the 1st round games, held Thursday, Minhaz beat IM Somak Palit of India and Shakil beat IM Akshat Khamparia of India.
WGM Toma Katarzyana of Poland drew with GM Niaz Murshed of Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited.
Highest rated player of the event GM Abdullah Al-Rakib of the Bangladesh Navy drew with GM Vahidov Tair of Uzbekistan. FM Sk Nasir Ahmed of the Bangladesh Navy drew with his teammate FM Kh Aminul Islam.